POM-tastic!

Poms are such a cute and inexpensive way to create hanging decorations. My friend wants me to make a couple for her daughters 1st birthday party! I've made some for a Bridal shower a while ago and they turned out great! Soo Incredibly EASY! I used it to frame the head table.

Check out this YouTube Video for instructions on how to make these lovely POMS! 

Here are some other ways to use your new homemade POMS!

Tree POMS

Napkin Holder POMS

POM Candlesticks!

Shades of Purple!

This is the final DIY for Baby Sis's Personals Shower. Good news! It's really easy! What's really IN right now is the ombre effect! This is when shades of color go from dark to light, really simple, cool, and easy! Because Baby Sis's color theme is purple I decided to adorn the table with an ombre effect centerpiece!

To make this ombre effect centerpiece all I did was buy a couple different shades of purple carnations and arrange them from dark to light on each end. The very ends are actually white hydrangea spray painted a light purple color. Loved how this piece turned out! 

Just an FYI, purple carnations are a bit expensive, so in order to save cost you can buy floral spray paints in shades of purple and buy white carnations. Great money saver tip! 

Here ya go! a complete display of the table for Baby Sis's Personal Shower. Do you notice the Ruffle votives from last week? ;-) 

Hope you liked the last touch of simplicity for Baby Sis's Party! Here are a couple other pics of the ombre effect in full swing! 

Blue Ombre Effect Nails

Ombre Effect Cake Frostings

Pink Ombre Flower Centerpiece

Rocking the Ruffle

Welcome back to my Second reveal of a DIY for Baby Sis's Personal Shower! click here for DIY reveal #1

Votive Candles are always an accessory to any party. They set the mood and offer a feeling of warmth and comfort. Well, I was sick of the same old boring NAKED  candles and decided to dress them up a bit for Baby Sis's exciting occasion. I decided, why not ROCK the  RUFFLE?!?!

Take a Naked Candle and Dress it up by lining the top of the votive with double stick tape and stick the Ruffles to it! ... great way to Rock any party.

           

Now that we have the mood set ... lets rock out to some Buble while you create your own Rockin Ruffle Votive ;-)  See you next week for the final DIY project reveal for Baby Sis's Personal Shower! 

 

Originally posted 5/15/2012, deleted, and readded today, due to technical issues

I want S'MORE please!

What a BUSY WEEKEND! Baby Sis's PERSONAL SHOWER was a success! One of the main attractions was our DESSERT TABLE.

Dessert consisted of S'MORES! All I used was a basic white pasta bowl poured in whole coffee beans (the smell was delightful!) and put in 3 gel sterno's. 

The ingredients I had out for the S'Mores consisted of the basics: Graham Crackers, Hershey's chocolate, and marshmallows BUT you can always get creative and put out your own ingredients!



Everyone L<3VED the expeience of roasting their mallows and building their delicious treats! 

S'mores Table

My O So Yummy S'More

The Lovely Ladies

This Idea was a great SUCCESS and it tasted O So Sweet! (Literally) :-)

Check out my blog in the next two weeks where I will reveal two other cute ideas used for Baby Sis's Personal Shower!

It's all in the Packaging!

Alrighty, so as you all know my Baby Sis is getting married and the next party on the list is her Personal Shower. I thought I'd  share this cute idea of how to ditch those ordinary gift bags and use something a little more Sophisticated and Functional.

You know those cute decorative boxes you always see at places like Hobby Lobby, Joanne Fabric and Marshall's' you think are so cute but have no idea what to put in them? Well, I think i just solved your dilemma.

Decorative Boxes!


Sorry for the pixilated images, all I have is an iPhone for a camera :-( but I promise you the end product looks great! :-) Just try it for yourself!                                                                                                                              

                                                                              

This is a cute way to give a gift that keeps on giving. Love this idea and can't wait for the next decorative box to give away! 

I'll take 2 Birds Please!!

After getting married in July, Dave and I moved into our home in August of 2012. Of course the fun starts! DECORATING!!!! Now that a couple months have passed since August the living room is almost done, But I felt like i needed something to give it a little character, especially since spring is coming.

While shopping a few months back I saw these cute little garden birds that I was thinking of buying.  I Quickly put that thought out of my mind because ... well lets face it who wants a ceramic bird in their house??!! Well, come to think of it, I WANTED THE CERAMIC BIRD IN MY HOUSE! After realizing they'd be a great addition with the spring/summer season coming I quickly ran back to Michael's to see if the birds were still there.  And they were!!! SCORE! I bought them right away for a total of about 8 bucks! Cheap, Simple, and Easy just what I like!  


And HERE THEY ARE! Love these 2 new additions to the home decor! 

Here are a couple other Ceramic animals you can use to bring some character into your home! 

Ceramic Grayhound

Ceramic Horse head (upper left hand corner)

Ceramic yellow Pig

Ceramic Rhino

The key to having these cute animals in your home is to make sure they are solid in color and simple in design and structure. This will help keep a modern feel to your home and keep it from looking gawdy.

Hope you enjoyed this little idea of inspiration. Let me know if you find any cute animal ceramics for your home!

A Spot of Roses!

So Yay me for my first official blog post! My life is quite simple but every so often my urge to create takes over and results in a Creatively Simple Life :-) I'm excited to share my ideas and sparks of creativity I find throughout my journey.


So, the first creative nugget i'll drop is my easy and cute idea for a bridal shower centerpiece! 
My Baby sis is getting married! 

< Me and Baby Sis ... well not so much "baby" sis anymore! :*-(

As Matron of Honor, my first task was to plan a beautifully fantastic Bridal Shower! Mind you I have never planned a Bridal Shower before, especially on a pretty "Petite Budget." 

Baby Sis's requests: 

• Asian Themed Decor .... really?
• AND ... Ramen Noodle Salad ... huh? ... Well ... i love my Asian Roots but let me say this again Huh? .... if y'all know me ... which you probably don't right now since this is my very FIRST POST, my style is very different from Baby sis. So, in an attempt to introduce her love for Asian themes and my simple but elegant ideas i choose to go the route of tea party!  

So first things first, Centerpieces! One of the bridesmaids mom's collects tea pots and cups so i saved quite a bit of money by just re-purposing the tea cups and pots as vases :-) With a little bit of white hydrangea (spray painted light pink at no extra cost), roses, and variegated pit, Voila! Cuteness Galore! 

I had extra flowers so i put them in these cute little tea cups :-) i'm in Love with this cup and saucer ensemble!!!

With Spring and Summer just around the corner try using this idea to spruce up your home for the new season. Use tea pots/ cups around your home (or buy one at the thrift store for a vintage look at a low cost), fill it with flowers from the garden :-) Simply Lovely!  

More cute ideas and inspirations to come!